VMware Harbor VPC installation gotcha

I ran into an issue testing replication of Harbor registry from my local data center out to an instance on a public cloud that was also an instance in a VPC. The issue is that an instance in a VPC has an internal Private IP address assigned and an external Continue reading VMware Harbor VPC installation gotcha

Remote site replicated Docker Registries with VMware Harbor

One of the great features of VMware Harbor registry is the out of the box image replication. Some of you may just use this feature for a simple way to back up your registry but I found another use case that may be of interest.  Let’s say you wanted to Continue reading Remote site replicated Docker Registries with VMware Harbor

Hybrid cloud Docker Registry with VMware Harbor

One of the great features of VMware Harbor registry is the out of the box image replication. Some of you may just use this feature for a simple way to back up your registry but I found another use case that may be of interest.  Let’s say you wanted to Continue reading Hybrid cloud Docker Registry with VMware Harbor

How to use PhotonOS with an insecure registry

If you have installed a local docker registry without signed SSL certificates, the docker daemon will need to be started in a way to allow connection in insecure mode. For details see this note from Docker. In this guide I will show you how to configure VMware Photon OS to Continue reading How to use PhotonOS with an insecure registry

CNA7522 – Containers for the vSphere Admin

Following up on the overwhelming response from my blog post from last years observations at VMworld I have been asked to present this in a break out session this year. I spent many years as a vSphere admin at a large corporation and I have come across a lot of Continue reading CNA7522 – Containers for the vSphere Admin

How to use the Docker Volume Driver with Photon Platform

VMware recently released a Beta version of a plugin for Docker volumes. I was curious to see if it also works on Photon Platform. Well it does! In this guide I will walk you through setting it up and then we will run my favorite app in a container to Continue reading How to use the Docker Volume Driver with Photon Platform

How to use the Docker Volume Driver for vSphere with Photon OS

VMware recently released a Beta version of a plugin for Docker volumes for vSphere. In this guide I will walk you through setting it up and then we will run my favorite app in a container to show you how it works. In this guide I will be using vSphere Continue reading How to use the Docker Volume Driver for vSphere with Photon OS